Rutberg also notes that Internet of Things (IoT) startups are getting plenty of money and attention from their VC pals now:

Six IoT companies raised $174 million in April, including $100 million for Prodea Systems... Other IoT companies that raised venture capital in April include: Jasper Wireless, which raised $50 million from Temasek Holdings, a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund; Ayla Networks, which raised $14.5 million from investors including Cisco Systems, Crosslink Capital, and the IFC; Evrythng, which raised $7 million from investors including Atomico and Cisco Systems; Understory, which raised $1.9 million led by True Ventures with participation from investors including RRE Ventures and SK Ventures for its ground-level wireless weather detection network; and Huminn Mesh, which raised $300,000 from undisclosed investors.

Re: Lyft briandnewby - Taxi regulations generally ensure drivers are qualified and vehicles are safe. Sometimes they go too far and amount to regulatory capture, where the regulated business uses control over government to enact rules to prevent competition. Seems like a mix of both going on here.

Re: Lyft If government regulates these ride share services, then it ll become a quite useful for both cabbies and passengers. But still many major cities allows unregulated taxi dispatch system, however its good alternative for traditional cab services.

Re: Lyft briandnewby - I suspect there's a mix of good motivations and bad in local governments' cracking down on ride-sharing services: Protecting citizens, protecting tax and fee revenue, and protecting political cronies.

I don't know enough about the history of taxis to know why the regulations exist. It makes sense, of course, to regulate fares so that unsuspecting newcomers at the airport aren't taken to the, um, cleaners instead of their destination.

So, I'm sure there is more to regulating than a revenue source for the city. But, my hunch is that the revenue source is the motive for cities being resistive now.

Re: Lyft I haven't done the numbers but the driver-finder, rride-sharing apps startups have garned vast amounts of money over the last couple of years. $280M for Uber, $250M for Lyft. There's got to be a shake-out at some point soon.

Re: Lyft I haven't used Lyft, but Lyft is involved in a fairly public controversy in Kansas City and I'm assuming the company is facing that in many communities--essentially unlicensed taxis that is only a concern to those who pay to be licensed and the cities that receive such licensing money.

It's the kind of disruptor that is probably impossible to stop, but there is at least a fair amount of risk that the business model could get, um, "Tesla'd."

The 'gleaming city on a hill,' Steve Saunders calls it. But who is going to take us from today's NFV componentry to the grand future of a self-driving network? Here's a look at the vendors hoping to make it happen.

Understanding the full experience of women in technology requires starting at the collegiate level (or sooner) and studying the technologies women are involved with, company cultures they're part of and personal experiences of individuals.

During this WiC radio show, we will talk with Nicole Engelbert, the director of Research & Analysis for Ovum Technology and a 23-year telecom industry veteran, about her experiences and perspectives on women in tech. Engelbert covers infrastructure, applications and industries for Ovum, but she is also involved in the research firm's higher education team and has helped colleges and universities globally leverage technology as a strategy for improving recruitment, retention and graduation performance.

She will share her unique insight into the collegiate level, where women pursuing engineering and STEM-related degrees is dwindling. Engelbert will also reveal new, original Ovum research on the topics of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, security and augmented reality, as well as discuss what each of those technologies might mean for women in our field. As always, we'll also leave plenty of time to answer all your questions live on the air and chat board.